WORLD HISTORY

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

BEGINNING OF RENAISSANCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What were some of the things that weakened the Catholic church?
A
The Great Schism
B
Corruption in the Church
C
New Ways of thinking during the Renaissance
D
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Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Weakening of the Catholic Church By the Late Middle Ages, the Catholic Church was weakened by corruption, political struggles, and humanist ideas. Many Catholics were dismayed by worldliness and immorality in the Church, including the sale of indulgences and the practice of simony.

Detailed explanation-2: -In addition to indulgences, the 95 Theses pointed out other problems as well. These problems included priests not being well educated and some of the higher leaders in the Church being corrupt. In addition, Luther stated that the Pope himself had too much power over the Church and politics.

Detailed explanation-3: -What 3 events led to the weakening of the Catholic Church? Three factors, bedside selling indulgences, that contributed to the weakening of the Catholic Church are increasing of the Monarch’s power, the increasing of the kinds power, and the great schism.

Detailed explanation-4: -It lost power because of a concurrent movement called the Protestant Reformation. The Protestant Reformation, which was begun by Martin Luther, resulted in a large portion of Europe’s population leaving the Catholic Church.

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